250w HPS Club And Help Guide

giggles26

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What's up guys so my skunk just finished up drying today and I jarred her. Ended up with 2.25 ounces dry. Not to bad considering the problems I had early on with her. I'm not going to complain. My top cola weighed 16g by itself lol and then I had 5 other tops that weighed 5g and then some popcorn buds coming to a total of 64g dry.
 

coolguy14788

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i got them closer to the light just now take a peek! hope i dont bleach them but it is about 5 inches from bulb one or two might be like 3 inches but the chart says 5 inches is ok and there is a cooltube in between so hope it os ok just want maximum light! should have done them this high up to begin with but hey live and learn live and learn plus the other tupperware was rooting my clones but now they are in 9 oz cups in promix
 

Hettyman

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i got them closer to the light just now take a peek! hope i dont bleach them but it is about 5 inches from bulb one or two might be like 3 inches but the chart says 5 inches is ok and there is a cooltube in between so hope it os ok just want maximum light! should have done them this high up to begin with but hey live and learn live and learn plus the other tupperware was rooting my clones but now they are in 9 oz cups in promix
That's more like it, you shouldn't get any problems with that. I have a standard reflector and hang a 4" computer fan under the bulb, and manage to get 4" from the bulb no worries. I do have ample air extraction, and being winter ambient temps are low. That said it was still only 5-6" away in the summer.

You're right, you live you learn, and you seem to be doing well for a new grower, nice fat budds. One thing I will say...you can fit 4-8 sliightly bigger plants under there and get much more from the 250. I've got 3 pretty fat topped ones under mine at the mo, and going for 4 plants under my next grow, trained to be about 16" tall and 12" square at canopy. I'm only on my second grow with the 250, and think so far I have under estimated it
 

coolguy14788

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That's more like it, you shouldn't get any problems with that. I have a standard reflector and hang a 4" computer fan under the bulb, and manage to get 4" from the bulb no worries. I do have ample air extraction, and being winter ambient temps are low. That said it was still only 5-6" away in the summer.

You're right, you live you learn, and you seem to be doing well for a new grower, nice fat budds. One thing I will say...you can fit 4-8 sliightly bigger plants under there and get much more from the 250. I've got 3 pretty fat topped ones under mine at the mo, and going for 4 plants under my next grow, trained to be about 16" tall and 12" square at canopy. I'm only on my second grow with the 250, and think so far I have under estimated it
I plan to do things different on my next run anyways i am running my mother first then my babeies once they are good and rooted right now they will take about 2 weeks or so to get good root growth. i plant to use those bamboo sticks again but i am going to try to get four shoots a plant them tie them to each stick. this is my first run with the 250 i have done other grows under bigger lights...moved and had to go small
 

coolguy14788

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That's more like it, you shouldn't get any problems with that. I have a standard reflector and hang a 4" computer fan under the bulb, and manage to get 4" from the bulb no worries. I do have ample air extraction, and being winter ambient temps are low. That said it was still only 5-6" away in the summer.

You're right, you live you learn, and you seem to be doing well for a new grower, nice fat budds. One thing I will say...you can fit 4-8 sliightly bigger plants under there and get much more from the 250. I've got 3 pretty fat topped ones under mine at the mo, and going for 4 plants under my next grow, trained to be about 16" tall and 12" square at canopy. I'm only on my second grow with the 250, and think so far I have under estimated it
Your not the first person to say these things only thing is the more time you veg a plant in you flower chamber the less harvests a year you can have you get 52 weeks a year at a 7 week flower time i get roughly 7.5 harvests a year youd get roughly 8.8 from a 6 week flower and only 6.5 roughly from a 8 week flower. so technically i wouldnt get more from doing that as i would waste time vegging when i could be flowering! i will try to get one strain that i like and keep it so i have more space in my veg chamber for vegging plants a little bit top them to get 4 branches and tie them to each of the bamboo sticks i plan to put in my pots that way i get four colas a plant!
 

Sr. Verde

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That's why I have two spaces. One for veg, one for flower. I just flowered some, and once I get more seeds they are going to start vegging. By the time the flowered plants are done in 70 days the plants will have been vegging for 50-60 days. :)
 

Hettyman

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That's why I have two spaces. One for veg, one for flower. I just flowered some, and once I get more seeds they are going to start vegging. By the time the flowered plants are done in 70 days the plants will have been vegging for 50-60 days. :)
Thats how we roll :)

GOt myself a 250 tent, and now a 400 as well, using those as flower rooms, and just dug out my CFL's to start some buddha cheese ladies to go under the 250. I'll prob give them an extra week veg under the 250, as the CFL's are good, but slow.

God I love growing weed. Having new seeds germin is so exciting, can't wait to see what this new strain does. And the joy of having seperate flower and veg chambers,is you get the excitment of new babies, and mature flowering ladies all at the same time :)
 

coolguy14788

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well congrats to you both for having the space i am at the moment stuck with what i have once i get enough money a veg cabinet is in order i do agree but for now we have to deal with what we got we have all been there right? even building one is expensive $500 alone in ventilation filter and light. another $250 in lumber and supplies then my time
 

Hettyman

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well congrats to you both for having the space i am at the moment stuck with what i have once i get enough money a veg cabinet is in order i do agree but for now we have to deal with what we got we have all been there right? even building one is expensive $500 alone in ventilation filter and light. another $250 in lumber and supplies then my time
Sorry to hear that, didn't mean to be rubbing it in. Bare in mind that my veg room is simply a cupboard, with a few CFL's, basic fan, and some mylar lining. About £65 worth of bits in the UK. You could even convert an old set of draws or something with a false front and use a PC fan or 2 for extraction. I only have a small veg space, just to get the seeds and clones started.

If it's any concellation, I had to use my wifes credit card (gotta love her :) ) last month to buy my 400w setup, and it will take me a while to pay that off
 

coolguy14788

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see im not the only one! but when i grow i dont like any smell ya i could do a DIY filter but i like to go with the real shit made to guarantee me no probs and good smell control! but i will be saving for a veg cab but the bright side is i plan on getting a 400w dimmable ballast for the second shelf so i will already have a 250w light for the veg and the 400w dimmable in the flower dunno if i can go with the full 400w but we will find out sometime next year. also will be doing 4 plants going in 1 gallon pots will be tight squeeze for the pots but will be ok cant wait to see if there is any real difference in 12 plants to 4 plants we will see but for now on with my STUBBY MOFOs
 

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coolguy14788

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just checked my trichomes and i have bout 15% clear, 5% amber, and 80% cloudy so i should finish out with what i want on time i go by my trichomes to get what i want out of them and usually 7 weeks works on most indicas to gt what i want
 

Hettyman

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just checked my trichomes and i have bout 15% clear, 5% amber, and 80% cloudy so i should finish out with what i want on time i go by my trichomes to get what i want out of them and usually 7 weeks works on most indicas to gt what i want
Sorry man, that's a lot of words with no punctuation to get your head round :)

Basically if you have trich's as described, and have just flushed, then no, it wasn't too early, and I would harvest in a few days
 

Sr. Verde

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well congrats to you both for having the space i am at the moment stuck with what i have once i get enough money a veg cabinet is in order i do agree but for now we have to deal with what we got we have all been there right? even building one is expensive $500 alone in ventilation filter and light. another $250 in lumber and supplies then my time
:lol: sorry I didn't mean to rub it in either.. I'm just very excited.

And dude, too much damn money on my project already. I'm about to drop another $280 for a dehumidifier tonight. I'm hoping it will be well worth it though. That little plant looks super dank, but I feel like it could be bigger! I was pulling 200grams off my 250w with two large scrogged plants.. But I was waiting 40 days for veg and 70 days for flower.


see im not the only one! but when i grow i dont like any smell ya i could do a DIY filter but i like to go with the real shit made to guarantee me no probs and good smell control! but i will be saving for a veg cab but the bright side is i plan on getting a 400w dimmable ballast for the second shelf so i will already have a 250w light for the veg and the 400w dimmable in the flower dunno if i can go with the full 400w but we will find out sometime next year. also will be doing 4 plants going in 1 gallon pots will be tight squeeze for the pots but will be ok cant wait to see if there is any real difference in 12 plants to 4 plants we will see but for now on with my STUBBY MOFOs
Sounds good. Again, I used 2.5 gal pots, two of them, SCROG for like 200grams under a 250w. If you ever wanted help starting up a SCROG I could certainly help you. :) :peace:



 

Sr. Verde

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I have a similar tent going right now, same strain. Also going to be packed as hell. Slightly larger than 2x2 though.. thanks!
 
Can anyone advise me on 250w bulb for flowering, I'm looking at

SOLARBURSTä DUAL SPECTRUM
SUNMASTER DUAL SPECTRUM
250W OSRAM NAV-T SON-T
Philips Son-T PIA Plus HPS
 

coolguy14788

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well i think i am going to have to go ahead and chop my plants early well not really the trichomes are mostly cloudy i looked over 3 of them at various points on them and they are almost all cloudy so but it is only been 6 weeks since the flip also my next plant the random momma is ready to go dont want her to grow to tall! also the yellow if the leaves is going into the bud and i dont like that either i want nice green nuggs and trics are ready anyways! i mean i could wait a day or two but that wont get me much more weight
 
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